Sunday, May 31, 2009
Week 2- Run 1
Not as much of a fan of this music. Most songs did not have lyrics which merely emphasized the bad techno nature of the song. Probably my best run yet. Felt like hell though most of it, but my running portions were faster than I could speed walk so I felt like when I can put it all together I'll actually make a halfway respectable time. I also realized that I've been going about 2 or 2 1/4 miles each run. I didn't think it was that long until I finally started to read the 1/4 mile markers on the trail. That makes 3 miles seem easily within reach.
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When I first started, I definitely wasn't running very much faster than I could speed walk. Especially when you start running 10 minutes at a time, and then make the big jump to 15 or 20, you're probably going to want to slow down a lot. Remember, it's really not about time. It's about the aerobic workout and consistency. For the first 5k you really ought to focus on getting through it at a solid pace. Then once you've run a few, you can do one of those programs designed to increase your speed.
ReplyDeletep.s. get new shoes.
p.s.s.?
ReplyDelete"felt like hell through most of it"
I felt this way too, and still do most of the time. I'm yet to experience the elusive "runner's high." So why are we doing something that feels so bad?